Carrington, John K., The Canadian Mining Industry, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 10 Nov 1999, 146-157 Mining and its meaning to Canada and Canadians. Domestic struggles. An inefficient approval process governing new mine developments in Canada. Internationally, facing the growing use of non-tariff trade barriers against metals. The significance of the industry. Some Canadian mining history, and...

McCrea, The Honourable Charles, Canadian Minerals in Peace and War, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 27 Jan 1938, 200-215 Measuring our prosperity by the value of the wealth crop which we take from our basic industries. Mining as one of Canada's outstanding industries now, expanding surely and impressively. Some figures for 1935-1937. A look back over the previous 40 years at Canada's mineral production, with facts...

Bell, Jas. MacIntosh, Mineral Wealth of Canada, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1928), 17 Feb 1927, 29-38 The asset of the potential mineral wealth of Canada. The discovery of important mineral deposits as the single factor which has done more to encourage the settlement of large areas than any other. How the discovery of the Klondike spread knowledge of the grain possibilities of the Prairies, while...

Drew, Colonel George A., The Mining Riddle of the Canadian Northwest, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 12 Oct 1933, 265-281 Reference in particular to the area around Great Bear Lake. Paying tribute to the Honourable Charles McCrea. The speaker declares himself to be a layman on the subject of mining. A layman's impression of what he saw and of what seemed to him to be the solution for the future. What we know of Great...

Forsyth, Lionel Avard, The Sun Rises in the East, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 22 Oct 1953, 29-40 The Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation Limited, more frequently known as "DOSCO." DOSCO's eastern Canadian origin. Some background and history of DOSCO, and of the speaker. A detailed description of some of DOSCO's operations. Blast furnace operations at Sydney, Nova Scotia. Exporting ore for use...

Grant, Sir James, The Outlook of Central Canada, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1917), 2 Dec 1915, 12-19 The speaker's interest in the movement started 15 years ago by the late Lord Minto who organized a Canadian Association for protection of our people from tuberculosis, and his visits to all parts of Canada with regard to this endeavour. His impression with the development of central Canada and its...

Hammell, John E., Making A Mine In Canada, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 17 Jan 1935, 197-215 The speaker as the spokesman of that great, only partially developed half continent which we call The North. The speaker's regard of himself as simply a deputy of the great army of friends and co-workers in the North who, in the course of the last thirty years, have struggled to open the doors to...

Fairley, A.L. Jr., The Canadian Mineral Industry, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 22 Apr 1965, 320-331 The mineral industry, and particularly the Canadian mineral industry. An examination of the Canadian mining scene today. The growth of the industry, particularly in the past decade. The well-being of the country securely linked to the mineral industry. Mining in Canada deeply rooted in the...

Bateman, G.C., Mining--A Permanent Industry, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1927), 25 Feb 1926, 67-75 Mining itself as old as agriculture, if not older, and next to agriculture the most permanent of all our industries. Some history of mining. The search for gold, closely identified with the advance of our civilization. Development in Northern Ontario over the past 20 years. This growing industry...

Cole, Arthur A., Importance of Mining Industry To Canada, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1917), 7 Dec 1916, 311-319 Canada as a country of large railway developments, considered on a per capita basis. The relationship between railway development in Canada and the opening up of our vast agricultural areas. The importance of the mining industry now as suppliers of business to the railways, with examples. A...

Miller, Professor W.G., The Mineral Industries of Canada, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 14 Apr 1910, 233-241 The Mineral industry as one of the great four industries in Canada: Agriculture, Minerals, Forestry and Fisheries. The Mineral industry of Canada at the present time only second in value of output to that of Agriculture. The extent of the Mineral industry in Canada. Great room for expansion in the...

Adams, Professor Frank D., The Undeveloped Mineral Resources of Canada, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1907), 7 Mar 1907, 244-253 The remarkable increase in mineral output in the Dominion from 1886 to 1905, with some dollar figures. The lack of recognition by Canadians of the importance of the mineral output in this country, in relation to the agricultural output. A comparison. Endeavouring to predict what mineral deposits...

Brock, R.W., The Mineral Resources of Canada, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 25 Mar 1909, 189-196 The importance of mineral resources to the industrial and material prosperity of the country. The influence which mining has upon the extension and expansion of civilization. Examples throughout history of the importance and influence of mining. Measuring the degree of civilization of a nation by...

Moore, Major-General The Honourable Sir Newton, Our Economic Dependence on Mining, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 6 Apr 1933, 156-165 A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Some personal background and history of the speaker. Evidence and instances of development in Canada and in Australia, the speaker's native land. The creation of a virtually new Empire in Northern...

Carter, Jim E., Canada's Mining Industry: Investing in New Attitudes, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 2004), 16 Jan 2003, 253-266 An update on Canada's mining sector, especially as it pertains to attractiveness as a place to invest. Changes in both the performance and the attitude of the Canadian mining industry. Inspiring confidence among global investors. The richness of the resource. The importance of the mining industry...

Excell, Jim, The Ekati Diamond Mine - Success in Canada's North, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 2004), 13 Mar 2003, 351-371 Diamonds in Canada. The Ekati Diamond Mine. BHP Biliton Diamonds Inc. The opportunities shared by the people of the North as a result of the development of the diamond industry. Canadian diamonds now reliably available at retail outlets across the country and making inroads around the world....

Hand, Scott, Canadian Competitiveness in the Global Economy, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada : The Empire Club Foundation, 2007), 10 Nov 2005, 124-137 The plan to bring Inco and Falconbridge together - offering an answer to the questions regarding how Canadian companies can stay competitive in a global economy and what the implications are for the rest of the country. Canadian mining in general - some facts and figures. Exploration; research and...

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